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Hello,
The Wikimedia Language Engineering team [1] invites everyone to join the
team’s monthly office hour on April 10, 2013. We have some exciting updates
about our ongoing projects, some of which have also been shared in our
recent blog posts[2]. During this session we would like to walk through
some of them. The team would also like to introduce a new outreach program
which was mentioned in the last office hour held on 13th March 2013 [3].
Event details and the general agenda is mentioned below.
See you all at the IRC office hour!
regards
Runa
Event Details:
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Date: 2013-04-10 (Wednesday)
Time: 1700 UTC, 1000 PDT
IRC channel: #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net
Agenda:
1.
Introductions
2.
Translate UX - Deployment and other news
3.
Language Mavens - an outreach initiative with the Wikimedia language
communities
4.
MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle (MLEB) Release
5.
Q/A - We shall be taking questions during the session. Questions can
also be sent to runa at wikimedia dot org <runa(a)wikimedia.org> before
the event and can be addressed during the office-hour.
[1] http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Language_Engineering_team
[2]
http://blog.wikimedia.org/c/technology/features/internationalization-and-lo…
[3] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2013-03-13
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Language Engineering - Outreach and QA Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation
Hi Asaf, WSC made several points here that address your question and that are very similar to my own views. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2013-March/124824.html
After re-reading my email to Jessie and looking again at some of the recent WMF Monthly Reports, I think I may be making some assumptions about how Programs and Evaluations works that may be incorrect. Jessie, would you be willing to have an IRC office hour? I think that might address my questions and concerns faster than a prolonged email discussion on this list, although it has the disadvantage that fewer people are able to participate. Please email me off-list if you're willing to set up a time when we're both available.
Thanks, and happy Easter.
Pine
Dear all,
The next WMF metrics and activities will take place on Thursday, April
4, 2013 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is
#wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net and the meeting will be
broadcast as a live YouTube stream.
The current structure of the meeting is:
* Review of key metrics including the monthly report card, but also
specialized reports and analytics* Review of financials* Welcoming
recent hires* Brief presentations on recent projects, with a focus on
highest priority initiatives* Update and Q&A with the Executive
Director, if available
Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings
for further information about how to participate.
We'll post IRC logs and the video recording publicly after the meeting.
Thank you, Praveena
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Praveena Maharaj
Executive Assistant to the VP of Engineering and Product Development
+1 (415) 839 6885 ext. 6689
www.wikimedia.org
fwd'ing to wikimedia-l, for those who may not follow Wikimania news.
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From: phoebe ayers <phoebe.ayers(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2014 bid meetings: this weekend, IRC
To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" <
wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi all,
Sorry this didn't go out sooner -- I meant to send a note to the list
last week but forgot.
Jury meetings with the two bids for Wikimania 2014 are scheduled for
this weekend, April 6 & 7.
London: April 6, 16:00UTC
Arusha: April 7, 16:00UTC
#wikimania
These meetings are mainly for the jury to talk to the bid teams, but
everyone is welcome to attend. Feel free to also post questions and
comments to the two bid talk pages:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bids/Londonhttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2014_bids/Arusha
details on process:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimania_2014_bids/London#Process_stat…
thanks,
Phoebe
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Hi folks!
I just wanna share with you a nice video made by one of our cultural
partners (Atrolabio). Is about our chapter last Edit-a-thon in Mexico, the
first in the city of Puebla. You can watch our chapter president Iván
Martínez and two board members: Carmen Alcazar and Gustavo Sandoval giving
the talks.
It's a musical clip, then it's no needed to know spanish to enjoy it.
http://vimeo.com/63202555
Best regards!
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*Salvador Alcántar Morán
salvador_alc
Wikimedia México*
mx.wikimedia.org
Hi Sydneysiders,
As the WMAU committee will be in Sydney this weekend for the Wikimedia in
Higher Education
symposium<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/5_April_2013>,
we thought that we should take the opportunity to have a get together with
the Sydney Wikimedia community at large. As such, we’ve put *Sunday 7 April
* aside for a face-to-face meeting with the community. This is your
opportunity to meet with the committee, pepper us with Q&A, and talk with
us about the future of the chapter and the Wikimedia movement in general.
The location is still TBA, once we’ve got this secured we’ll let you know
straight away. At the moment it is planned to be an all day event, but if
you can’t spare the entire day feel free to drop in whenever.
Cheers,
Craig Franklin
Wikimedia Australia
Dear WCA and friends,
we have found a date for our next call. It will be on
Friday, 29th of March @ 2 pm UTC
You can find the details including the agenda and dial-in instructions here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Meetings/2013…
Please add to the agenda, it's not closed yet. Unfortunately, I cannot
post the phone room number publicly. So please feel free to contact me
if you want to join in or if you have any other questions. Meeting
minutes will be taken in real time on Etherpad:
http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/WCA
Hope to hear and read you on Friday,
Markus
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Markus Glaser
WCA Council Member (WMDE)
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Hello,
Sorry for the noise, but I didn't know where to post this. Please point
me any place more appropriate for this kind of topic if you know one.
So, I begin to play with Lua, trying to rewrite piece a software which
take a digit ([0-9]*) in input, and provide a "how you spell/pronounce
it" string in various languages in output. Well, that's not a
transcendent goal, but I think it's a good way to learn this new tool.
Now that I have a minimal piece of functions (but nothing close to even
a single language decent support), I wanted to make a unit tests page.
But I'm blocked, because I don't find how to call my main module within
my test module. For those interested, pages are there :
https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Module:Pr0nhttps://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Module:Pr0n/testhttps://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Psychoslave/test_pr0n
And the relevant part are:
pron = require( "Module:Pr0n" )
for i=0,99 do
pron.ortho(i) -- fail!
end
Here is the error message:
Erreur Lua dans Module:Pr0n à la ligne 37: attempt to index local
'frame' (a number value).
Trace arrière:
Module:Pr0n:37 : dans la fonction « ortho »
Module:Pr0n/test:8 : dans la fonction « chunk »
mw.lua:463 : dans la fonction « chunk »
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Association Culture-Libre
http://www.culture-libre.org/
tl;dr Issues like copyright are crucial for us. So let’s join forces
in Brussels to make a difference. All we need is a bunch of smart
people.
Dear fellow Wikimedians,
it’s been quite some time since we have talked on various occasions
about the need for the European Wikimedia chapters to join their
forces in the political arena. Regarding the threats for Free
Knowledge which derive from harmful legislation, it just might be the
right moment to reassess our current practices and take a huge step
forward, as a loose combination of chapter representatives and
volunteers.
An according EU policy project is already being prepared. User:Dimi z
[1], a Wikimedian currently based in Brussels, versed and active in
political affairs, did the hard job to gather the required amount of
information to finally get started. He created a document on Meta [2]
which might serve as a starting point to exchange and develop ideas.
== What’s at stake? ==
Concerning European regulations, we have to develop a clear and
unified position on major legislative and political changes affecting
our mission, which is to create a better environment for Free
Knowledge. Building upon the tremendous efforts of Brussels-based NGOs
like EDRI [3] and La Quadrature Du Net [4], we should take the job to
speak for the Wikimedia movement and its particular role in, let’s
say, the ongoing Copyright Wars.
To build a sustainable model for advocacy it is necessary to
* monitor EU policy proceedings and initiatives
* comprehensively inform the participating chapters and communities
about EU dossiers
* initiate discussions about what is desirable or might be risky for Wikimedia
* take action where necessary
* reach out to like-minded projects and communities
== OK, point taken. But HOW shall we do this? ==
Firstly, we are dedicated to a culture of sharing and a significant
level of transparency. So we need to work in Brussels in accordance to
our principles which differ remarkably from the “black box” approach
usually applied by industry representatives.
Secondly, we are searching for an organizational basis that follows
our capacities. So let’s come up with a smart, inclusive structure
that ensures easy access and leaves enough space for latecomers or
people that engage only occasionally.
Thirdly, we need someone on site. Since we have to give established
institutions and public officials a face, a name, and a direct way to
contact us, a specific contact person in Brussels would be more than
useful. S/he needs to know everything about the drafting process of
relevant directives and regulations, find access to political parties
and hangs out in the preferred bars of staff members working for
Neelie Kroes, Michael Barnier or Androulla Vassiliou.
== In a nutshell: Imagine a working group, which ==
* does lobbying - but in full disclosure, on the open stage
* seeks strategic alliances, but not only with affiliated organizations
* partly consists of full-time-employees, but heavily relies on
volunteer-engagement
== Interested in being a part of it? ==
Let’s get started and talk about this challenge! Your input and ideas
on the aforementioned Meta page are highly appreciated. To discuss the
working methods of an EU Policy Group and develop a project plan
together, we suggest to meet face-to-face in Brussels for one day and
a half. Wikimedia Deutschland would be happy to organize this
kick-off-gathering in March/April. We’d like to ask interested
Wikimedians to join us there. Please use the doodle below to identify
the most suitable date:
http://doodle.com/ntiz6gup7z49e7p5
(Please choose either a friday/saturday or saturday/sunday option.)
Looking forward to seeing you all in Brussels,
Jan Engelmann
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dimi_z
[2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_Policy
[3] http://www.edri.org/
[4] http://www.laquadrature.net/
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Jan Engelmann
Leiter Politik & Gesellschaft
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Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Obentrautstr. 72
10963 Berlin
Telefon 030 - 219 158 26-0
www.wikimedia.de
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
**** Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes
digitales Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die
Online-Petition! http://wikipedia.de ****
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg
unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das
Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
Good example.
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From: Barbara Dieu <beeonline(a)gmail.com>
Date: 2013/3/27
Subject: [REA] Crisis of conscience
To: rea-lista(a)googlegroups.com
Entire library journal editorial board resigns, citing 'crisis of
conscience' after death of Aaron Swartz
In a dramatic show of support for the open access movement, the
editor-in-chief and entire editorial board of the Journal of Library
Administration announced their resignation last week. In a letter to
contributors, the board singled out a conflict with owners over the
journal's licensing terms, which stripped authors of almost all claim
to ownership of their work.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4149752/library-journal-resigns-for-open-…
Um abc
B.
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Barbara Dieu
http://barbaradieu.comhttp://beespace.net